Two men on a motorcycle opened fire at a shop on Pamunugama Tissa Mawatha in Alubomulla, Panadura, today. Police confirmed that no casualties were reported.
This was the fourth shooting reported in the country within the past 12 hours. On Friday night, a young man was killed in Grandpass after being shot near the Mahawatte clock tower. Another shooting was reported in Mattakkuliya, where gunmen opened fire on a house along Kotugoda Road.
In a separate incident, two men on a motorcycle fired at a house in Kuttiduwa, Negombo, early Saturday morning. No injuries were reported in either the Mattakkuliya or Negombo shootings.
Police said investigations are underway into all four incidents. (Newswire)